Utah beats Jets 5-2 for 2nd straight home victory
Utah beats Jets 5-2 for 2nd straight home victory
Utah Hockey Club goaltender Connor Ingram (39) blocks the puck against Winnipeg Jets center Morgan Barron (36) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club goaltender Connor Ingram (39) blocks the puck against Winnipeg Jets center Vladislav Namestnikov (7) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club defense Nick DeSimone juggles the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club defenseman Michael Kesselring (7) defends the goal and moves the puck against Winnipeg Jets left wing Alex Iafallo (9) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club defenseman Ian Cole (28) skates against Winnipeg Jets center David Gustafsson (19) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club center Liam O’Brien (38) skates after the puck against Winnipeg Jets center Vladislav Namestnikov (7) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Winnipeg Jets center Rasmus Kupari (15) moves the puck to the goal against Utah Hockey Club goaltender Connor Ingram (39) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Winnipeg Jets center Rasmus Kupari, third fromleft, fights for the puck against Utah Hockey Club center Alexander Kerfoot, center right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club defenseman Nick DeSimone (57) skates after the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dylan Samberg (54) looks to pass the puck against Utah Hockey Club defense Nick DeSimone (57) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club goaltender Connor Ingram (39) blocks the puck against Winnipeg Jets center Morgan Barron (36) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club goaltender Connor Ingram (39) blocks the puck against Winnipeg Jets center Morgan Barron (36) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club goaltender Connor Ingram (39) blocks the puck against Winnipeg Jets center Vladislav Namestnikov (7) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club goaltender Connor Ingram (39) blocks the puck against Winnipeg Jets center Vladislav Namestnikov (7) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club defense Nick DeSimone juggles the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club defense Nick DeSimone juggles the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club defenseman Michael Kesselring (7) defends the goal and moves the puck against Winnipeg Jets left wing Alex Iafallo (9) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club defenseman Michael Kesselring (7) defends the goal and moves the puck against Winnipeg Jets left wing Alex Iafallo (9) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club defenseman Ian Cole (28) skates against Winnipeg Jets center David Gustafsson (19) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club defenseman Ian Cole (28) skates against Winnipeg Jets center David Gustafsson (19) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club center Liam O’Brien (38) skates after the puck against Winnipeg Jets center Vladislav Namestnikov (7) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club center Liam O’Brien (38) skates after the puck against Winnipeg Jets center Vladislav Namestnikov (7) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Winnipeg Jets center Rasmus Kupari (15) moves the puck to the goal against Utah Hockey Club goaltender Connor Ingram (39) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Winnipeg Jets center Rasmus Kupari (15) moves the puck to the goal against Utah Hockey Club goaltender Connor Ingram (39) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Winnipeg Jets center Rasmus Kupari, third fromleft, fights for the puck against Utah Hockey Club center Alexander Kerfoot, center right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Winnipeg Jets center Rasmus Kupari, third fromleft, fights for the puck against Utah Hockey Club center Alexander Kerfoot, center right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club defenseman Nick DeSimone (57) skates after the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Utah Hockey Club defenseman Nick DeSimone (57) skates after the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dylan Samberg (54) looks to pass the puck against Utah Hockey Club defense Nick DeSimone (57) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dylan Samberg (54) looks to pass the puck against Utah Hockey Club defense Nick DeSimone (57) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Connor Ingram made 23 saves and Olli Maatta scored his first goal for the Utah Hockey Club in a 5-2 victory over Winnipeg Jets on Monday night.
Logan Cooley, Barrett Hayton, Matias Maccelli and Clayton Keller also scored to help Utah win its second consecutive home game. Hayton, Josh Doan and Nick Schmaltz each had two assists.
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 23 shots for Winnipeg. Nino Niederreiter and Dylan DeMelo scored in the third period as the Jets avoided their second shutout loss of the season.
Keller headed to the dressing room a minute into the second after a shot from teammate Michael Kesselring deflected high and struck him in the face. Keller returned, with swelling and a cut above his eye, with 4:40 left in the period.
He helped set up Maatta’s drive 40 seconds later that put Utah on the board. Cooley extended the lead on a breakaway with 17.9 seconds remaining in the second.
Hayton and Maccelli each scored early in the third to make it 4-0 before Niederreiter and DeMelo scored 3:16 apart to cut the deficit in half with 8:12 left.
Keller capped the scoring with an empty-netter with 2:05 remaining.
Takeaways
Jets: Played their first road game in January after opening 2025 with eight straight at home.
Utah: Tough defense carried Utah, which allowed one shot on goal over the first 10 minutes and kept Winnipeg off the scoreboard until almost midway through the third period.
Key moment
Maatta and Cooley scored 3:42 apart late in the second to spark an offensive surge for Utah.
Key stat
Utah is averaging 3.8 goals over its last four games.
Up next
Winnipeg visits Colorado on Wednesday, while Utah plays at Minnesota on Thursday.
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